1. The Florida Derby carries a $750,000 purse and 180 Kentucky Derby qualifying points.The winner earns 100 points, all but guaranteeing him a spot in the Churchill Downs starting gate on Sept. 5.

2. A total of 24 Florida Derby runners went on to win the Kentucky Derby, more than any other prep race. Recent Florida Derby winners to pull the double include Always Dreaming (2017), Nyquist (2016), and Orb (2013). Last year’s Florida Derby winner Maximum Security crossed the wire first in the Kentucky Derby but was disqualified.

4. Audible won the 2018 race at odds of $1.60-to-1, becoming the only favorite to win in the last 10 years. That doesn’t mean longshots have been victorious, however, with seven of the last 10 winners sent off at 3.30-1 odds or less.